Can I Eat Uncooked Flour?

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Can I Eat Uncooked Flour?

by Carlos
(Westfield, NJ USA)

While watching Cooking Coarse #22- Roux, I saw that it's made with fat and starch (flour), mixed together in pan. The thing is, I've always been told by Mom not to eat uncooked flour, for example, when a cake was being mixed. My siblings and I would like to try to taste the batter but were told not to eat it unbaked.

Carlos

Chef Todd Says:
Carlos:
There's no problem with eating uncooked flour that I know of. Of course, I'd never contradict anyone's Mom, but she was probably more concerned with you eating uncooked eggs than uncooked flour. Flour is a dry product that doesn't allow bacterial growth, it's 100% digestible, and has a lot of vitamins and minerals. That sounds like something Mom WOULD want you to eat. It's the potential bacteria in the eggs that could create a problem.

Also, in the Roux video, the flour IS cooked. Roux is the combination of fat and starch, but any proteins must then be cooked out of the starch to avoid that "pasty" for "floury" taste. Watch the video again for sight and smell cues as to when the proteins are cooked out.

Now, go have yourself a nice big tablespoon of uncooked flour to celebrate!

Chef Todd

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Jan 20, 2012
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Stay away NEW
by: Charles

Guys stay away because if you do I agree bloating will go away depending on how much eat! Yes the taaste and texture is there and it's soooooo good but in time you will pay for the bloating and faat in the belly!

Jan 20, 2012
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Jan 19, 2012
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Flour Me NEW
by: Anonymous

I start eating flour about 3 years about but havent had any since Dec. 31st 2011!1 I'm trying to stay away from it because it can and will bloat you! I use to eat almost a bag every other week because I love it but think about putting a table spoon in a glass of water over night then take a look the next morning! That's why I havent had anymore!

Jan 18, 2012
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Love my martha white self rising NEW
by: Brandi J.

I have been eating Martha White Self Rising flour for about 15 years. I am 30 now. I love the taste n dyrinb stressful times it really gives me a calming feeling. I have never been seriously ill from it with the exception of anemia. I crave the flour and my mouth waters when I dont have it. I have had iron infusions in past and I dont crave the flour fir a good 6 weeks. These treatments r expensive though 2500 a session. A bag of flour is 3 bucks. I never realized how many people had this same problem.

Jan 10, 2012
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Pica NEW
by: Anonymous

I've been eating raw flour for 11 years now. Some taste better than others, and some are terrible. I love the texture, and an after taste. I love the smell of ground coffee, so I'll buy some and pour it in a bag, sit a bag of flour in it for cross contamination to add some flavor to it. I have no idea why I am so addicted to it but I am. I will buy flour from different stores to get a desired taste. I've bought many, many, many bags of flour and if they don't pass the taste test they're trashed. I suck it through a straw but I want to stop. I am just amazed that there are lots of people that eat it too. I would like to hear your story.

Jan 04, 2012
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I Love Flour NEW
by: Anonymous

I have been eating raw flour for twenty plus years and I have never gotten sick behind it. I Love that taste and eat it quite often.

Dec 15, 2011
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Next Great Chef NEW
by: Anonymous

On Master Chef, The three famous chef judges berates a would-be chef for adding flour to thicken mashed potatoes. He screams a the young cook, and the other two judges agree that "you never, ever serve up raw flour in a dish like mashed potatoes -- ever."

What's up?

http://www.tvguide.com/News/MasterChef-Joe-Bastianich-1034448.aspx

Oct 29, 2011
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Self-rising Flour
by: Anonymous

- i also eat flour, i am young and sometimes wonder would it effect my body. I maybe have been eating flour for 5 years. It's just the taste of the self-rising flour that keeps me coming back. I don't eat it everyday but when i get it, i can't stop eating it. I'm glad to know im not the only one that has this craving.

Oct 05, 2011
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can i eat raw ragi flour? is it good to health or not?
by: Anonymous

I eat raw ragi flour daily my mother says in future i may get health problems? is it true?

Aug 02, 2011
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Flour Eatin'
by: Alex

Well I did hear it makes you constipated so small ammounts shouldn't make it too bad. =)

Jun 01, 2011
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YAEEE My lil Problem
by: Lashea

tHIS MADE ME FEEL GOOD BECAUSE i EATS LOTS OF fLOUR

Dec 12, 2010
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Raw flour
by: Anonymous

I've been eating raw flour for well over 10 years by now. I've never had a problem because of it but I do keep it my dirty little secret.

Nov 06, 2010
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raw eggs
by: Anonymous

I believe if you eat the eggs fresh and not kept out long on high room temperature then they are safe. Since I sang as a kid they always made me drink stirred up raw eggs with some sugar in it before singing.That was a recipe for all opera singers for a good voice. ;)

Oct 13, 2010
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Raw milled grains
by: Anonymous

I like to mill barley, wheat, oats into a fine powder and then blend it with orange juice. I dont think this is bad for me. Does anyone think it may be bad?

Sep 08, 2010
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eating flour too much
by: Anonymous

i really love eating raw flour.i have been eating eat for more then 6 years. Can it be a problen to my health? and can i get sick by eating it

May 31, 2009
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Uncooked eggs in mousse recipe
by: Carlos

Thank you Chef Todd for your lightening-quick reply.Speaking of uncooked eggs, I saw a recipe the other day for chocolate mousse that called for egg yolks to be heated gently in a bowl under steam before adding to the melted chocolate. I actually tried this recipe and it came out quite good, but while I was trying to enjoy it, I had a lingering doubt about the uncooked eggs..for the reasons you mentioned.

The fact that raw eggs were included in the recipe made me think back to Mom and the cake batter. Maybe she was referring to the flour, I thought, because the mousse recipe called for the raw egg yolks. But your response cleared that up.

Not sure what to make of the chocolate mousse recipe, though.

Carlos

Chef Todd Says:
When done correctly, Chocolate Mousse is perfectly safe. Bacteria begins to die at 140F, but proteins don't coagulate until 165F. "Pasteurization" of milk and dairy products brings the temperature to 140 to kill bacteria, then quickly back down to 40F to stabilize. This makes our milk safe.

When you heat egg yolks to 140F, you kill the bacteria without making scrambled eggs at 165F. So, when made correctly, chocolate mousse with egg yolks is quite safe because the egg yolks ARE cooked.

We've all got our mother's voices and advice still ringing in our heads, it's not just you, man.

Chef Todd.

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